[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07262]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0272]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grassy Sound Channel, Middle 
Township, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the Grassy Sound Channel (Ocean Drive) 
Bridge across Grassy Sound Channel, mile 1.0, at Middle Township, NJ. 
The deviation is necessary to accommodate the free movement of 
pedestrians and vehicles during the 2018 ``MudHen Half Marathon''. This 
deviation allows the drawbridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 
29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2018-0272], is 
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the 
``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH''. Click on Open Docket Folder on the 
line associated with this deviation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Mickey Sanders, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398-
6587, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The event director, DelMoSports LLC, with 
approval from the Cape May County Bridge Commission, who owns and 
operates the Grassy Sound Channel (Ocean Drive) Bridge, across Grassy 
Sound Channel, mile 1.0, at Middle Township, NJ, requested a temporary 
deviation from the current operating regulations to accommodate the 
free movement of pedestrians and vehicles during the 2018 ``MudHen Half 
Marathon''.
    The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.721. Under 
this temporary deviation, the drawbridge will be maintained in the 
closed-to-navigation position from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 29, 
2018. The Grassy Sound Channel is used by a variety of vessels 
including small commercial vessels and recreational vessels. The Coast 
Guard has carefully considered the nature and volume of vessel traffic 
on the waterway in publishing this temporary deviation.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies and 
there is no immediate alternate route for vessels unable to pass 
through the bridge in the closed position. The Coast Guard will also 
inform the users of the waterways through our Local and Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the bridge 
so that vessel operators can arrange their transits to minimize any 
impacts caused by this temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to 
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective 
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating 
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: April 5, 2018.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-07262 Filed 4-9-18; 8:45 am]
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